... and the ball was made in India" (the rubber may not be grown in India) Second, " ;the ball is made of rubber and the rubber is grown in India" (the ball may not be made in India) ... avoid misunderstanding the meaning of compound nouns, of course, we could find the meaning of the word from dictionary, internet or by guessing the word meaning through the context. An English ... (http://wordnetweb.priceton.edu/perl/webwn) In the first definition, noun was defined by meaning and in the second one; it was defined by grammatical functions. A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing,...